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Re:China is challenging the idea that censorship thwarts onl... by HillaryBriss on Thursday July 21, 2016 @11:32AM (#12137509)
In the 1980's America wanted to believe that Japan couldn't innovate too. Something similar was said about the Soviet Union before that.

I don't know how much this has to do with Trump or any other politician.

"America is the global leader in innovation and creativity." We've nourished ourselves on that narrative for many decades. It makes us feel secure and important.

We also like to tell ourselves that we're the world's only superpower and that we're the guardian of democracy.

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Re:China is challenging the idea that censorship thwarts onl... by PerfectDlite on Thursday July 21, 2016 @01:05PM (#12138289)
> Something similar was said about the Soviet Union before that.

And Soviets were not so good innovators, actually. Their innovations were mostly in military and due to enormous R&D financing (which, in turn, lead to their fall).

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